The Alick and Merle Jackomos Oration Thursday 6 September 2018

Artwork by Aunty Barb Egan The Alick and Merle Jackomos Oration

IPAA ’s Alick and Merle Jackomos Oration is given in honour of Alick and Merle Jackomos who together made an immense contribution to Indigenous communities in Victoria and around .

Alick and Merle Jackomos worked together in the community, for over 50 years, in the creation and development of important Aboriginal community organisations. In the improvement of government and community-based services and in the establishment of national bodies that articulated the aspirations of Indigenous Australians.

The 2018 Oration will be given by Jill Gallagher AO, Commissioner, Victorian Treaty Advancement Commission. Jill has dedicated her life to advocating for self-determination outcomes on behalf of the Victorian Aboriginal community.

A proud woman, Jill has dedicated her life to advocating for self-determination outcomes on behalf of the Victorian Aboriginal community.

She has spent the past 20 years advancing Aboriginal health and wellbeing on behalf of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, including 14 years as CEO.

Jill’s outstanding contribution to community has been recognised with induction into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2009, awarding of the Order of Australia in 2013, and induction into the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll in 2015. Program and Speakers

5.30pm - 6.40pm Welcome and Oration 6.40pm - 7.30pm Networking Drinks and Canapes

In order of appearance

Gill Callister President, IPAA Victoria Secretary, Department of Education and Training Victoria

Josh Smith Executive Director, Aboriginal Victoria

Adrian Sculthorpe Senior Manager, PwC’s Indigenous Consulting

Esmai Manahan General Manager, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Service Development, Office of the CEO, MacKillop Family Services

Andrew Jackomos Special Adviser for Aboriginal Self Determination, Aboriginal Victoria

Jill Gallagher AO - Keynote Speaker Commissioner, Victorian Treaty Advancement Commission IPAA Victoria is proud to host this oration and to pay tribute to a couple whose lives are a story of love, whose work symbolises a commitment to community, and whose ideals hold out a vision of a better future for all Australians.

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